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Monrovia vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 13.7% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 75.8% more in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 87.4% more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 5.1% more in Monrovia
Housing: pay 53.8% less in Monrovia
Childcare: pay 88.3% less in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.6% more in Monrovia
Clothing: pay 3.4% more in Monrovia

The cost of groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Monrovia are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Monrovia. Notably, groceries and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Monrovia.

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Monrovia vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Monrovia instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 75.8% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 KHR16,282.49	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	+87.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,494.35	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	+57.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.82 KHR7,428.89	$2.00 LRD341.50	+9.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 KHR2,600.68	$2.00 LRD341.50	+213.0%
Average			+75.8%

Phnom Penh vs. Monrovia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 87.4% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 KHR6,582.93	$1.79 LRD305.86	+10.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.46 KHR30,360.06	$3.86 LRD658.77	-48.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 KHR33,214.92	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	-1.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 KHR6,996.95	$3.60 LRD614.70	+109.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,703.61	$5.38 LRD917.79	+184.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 KHR7,277.91	$0.74 LRD126.76	-58.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 KHR3,215.82	$3.83 LRD654.55	+385.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,785.68	$4.67 LRD796.84	+144.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 KHR3,969.77	$5.00 LRD853.76	+412.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 KHR2,935.78	$1.00 LRD170.75	+38.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 KHR2,292.62	$4.83 LRD825.30	+758.2%
Average			+87.4%

Phnom Penh vs. Monrovia - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.1% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 KHR20,702.80	$4.69 LRD801.39	-7.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR39,077.97	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	+108.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 KHR142M	$20,000.00 LRD3M	-42.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.11 KHR37,065.53	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	+85.7%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 53.8% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.89 KHR101K	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	+623.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$646.36 KHR3M	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	-61.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$370.33 KHR2M	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	-74.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.19 KHR331K	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	+42.2%
Average			-53.8%

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pay 88.3% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$661.77 KHR3M	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	-84.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,987.71 KHR45M	$1,000.00 LRD171K	-90.9%
Average			-88.3%

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pay 62.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 KHR4,070.62	$4.00 LRD683.00	+300.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.95 KHR11,992.68	$3.00 LRD512.25	+1.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.89 KHR7,693.48	$5.00 LRD853.76	+164.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.62 KHR165K	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	+53.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 KHR20,353.11	$5.00 LRD853.76
Average			+62.6%

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pay 3.4% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.00 KHR114K	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	-10.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.00 KHR97,694.93	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	+35.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.83 KHR370K	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	-39.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.17 KHR241K	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	+56.3%
Average			+3.4%

Phnom Penh vs. Monrovia - Cost of clothing

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